Postcode · South Australia · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 5460
Postcode 5460 covers Barabba, Owen, Pinery and Stockyard Creek in South Australia. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Wakefield and Adelaide Plains.
Suburbs in 5460
Recorded crime in the council areas
Wakefield
Moderate227 of 362 nationally · 24 of 69 in SA · 6,993 residents
- Violent 787 per 100k
▲ +27% vs five years earlier
- Property 3,446 per 100k
▲ +48% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 472 per 100k
▼ -32% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Owen, Pinery, Stockyard Creek in postcode 5460.
Adelaide Plains
Moderate238 of 362 nationally · 26 of 69 in SA · 11,736 residents
- Violent 801 per 100k
▲ +40% vs five years earlier
- Property 2,701 per 100k
▲ +9% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 673 per 100k
▲ +46% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Barabba in postcode 5460.
The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.
Questions about postcode 5460
What is the crime rate in postcode 5460?
Recorded crime is published for the Wakefield council area, which covers most of postcode 5460. In 2025-26 it recorded 787 violent offences, 3,446 property offences and 472 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 5460 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Wakefield council area's violent crime rate is 39% below the national rate and 39% below the South Australia rate (787 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 43 ranks 227 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 5460?
Barabba, Owen, Pinery and Stockyard Creek.
Where do these figures come from?
Offence counts come from South Australia's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.
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